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Art for pleasure

Poster
1977 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Inner London Education Authority (issued by)
Eckersley, Tom (OBE) (designer)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Screenprinted poster advertising a Jubilee exhibition of art produced by students of the Adult Education Institutes of Inner London. The poster depicts a stylised easel, formed by thick red lines, and with a canvas upon which are grey and blue stripes running vertically down its length. In the upper left corner is the acronym 'ilea' for Inner London Education Authorit, and in the lower right corner, details relating to the exhibition, the title, 'Art for pleasure', printed in blue, and other details in red.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleArt for pleasure (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint
Paper
Printing Ink
Screen Print
Brief description
Screenprinted poster advertising a Jubilee exhibition of art produced by students of the Aldult Education Institutes of Inner London, designed by Tom Eckersley, United Kingdom (London), 1977
Physical description
Screenprinted poster advertising a Jubilee exhibition of art produced by students of the Adult Education Institutes of Inner London. The poster depicts a stylised easel, formed by thick red lines, and with a canvas upon which are grey and blue stripes running vertically down its length. In the upper left corner is the acronym 'ilea' for Inner London Education Authorit, and in the lower right corner, details relating to the exhibition, the title, 'Art for pleasure', printed in blue, and other details in red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 51cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ilea' (At the top left of the poster, printed in red letters, acronym of Inner London Education Authority, the organisers of the exhibition)
  • 'ART FOR PLEASURE' (Exhibition title, dark-blue letters, lower rightt corner of the poster)
  • 'County Hall SE1 Friday 13 May / and Monday 16 May-Friday 20 May / 10am-8pm daily Admission Free / A Jubilee exhibition of drawings / paintings, prints, ceramics / and sculpture by students of all ages / from the thirty-three Adult / Education Institutes of Inner London' (Exhibition details, red letters, lower right corner of the poster)
  • 'ECKERSLEY 77' (Designer's signature, lower left corner, red letters)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Education
Easels
Canvas
Paintings
Abstract
Other number
LS.991 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.203-2004

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Record createdApril 24, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O123246/art-for-pleasure-poster-eckersley-tom-obe/
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